Jagged Alliance Flashback – Early Access Reviewed By Nathaniel Liles [divider] Many of us are still on the fence about how ethical the current popular use of the Steam Early Access program is. Most developers seem to think it’s a way to grab a few…
It’s not uncommon for Kickstarters to fail, and when a Kickstarter fails, a passionate developer will, naturally, give it another go. Well, after two Kickstarters – a successful one for a prequel comic and an unsuccessful one for an RPG – After Reset, a Black…
As you may already know, I am easily entertained. I like satisfying, flashy, colorful games that dole out tons of progression in small, rapid doses. I’m also a fan of the “runner” genre that’s dominated the mobile gaming culture for ages. They’re quick little bite-sized…
There are quite a few games out there nowadays that make an attempt at conveying the basic logic behind low-level coding. I’m not complaining at all, in fact I’m currently working on an initiative to bring that kind of knowledge to kids on a grander…
It seems like yesterday that Long Night, a survival horror game in the classic tradition of Resident Evil, was funded. Developers Trickster Face raised $12,507 (CAD) for their episodic spooky-spooky adventure, ending their Kickstarter on January 15th. Development cycles for things like this usually take…
Days of Dawn, an RPG that received a very warm welcome when its Kickstarter launched, has fallen from its original high graces. On the 4th of July, a day usually meant as a joyous, drunken declaration of… Not being British anymore, backers received a private update….
As crowdfunding is becoming the go-to place for indie developers hoping to break into the gaming industry’s development scene, so to is it becoming a place for the ever present mediocre chaff; saturating our beloved industry. When you’re talking with your friends about what you…
Welcome to our weekly feature, “Question Of The Week.” As you can tell from that entirely original title each week we pose a question to our panel and they chime in with their opinions. No one sees one another’s responses until the story is posted,…
About a month ago, we covered the launch of Unicube’s Kickstarter campaign for Sheltered. On July 4th, Unicube didn’t just mark the end of their campaign having successfully hit their funding target, but raised double the amount they were asking for – coming in at £30,148 and…
Taking A Look at The Sunless Sea Early Access By Julie Morley [divider] Much of my experience with Sunless Sea was interesting but I found it a bit difficult to provide my undivided attention to the experience. In much of the anticipation for Sunless…
Angry Birds took off in a big way when it debuted on iOS way back in the olden days of 2009. Since then, it’s exploded into a stunningly large franchise. Just… Stunning. While that may be a bleak statement on today’s culture, it never sat…
If you’re a gamer, you’ve almost definitely played a side-scrolling shooter. In fact, most of us spent our earliest days playing these, myself included. These were fun when we were kids, and they still are, but many of us are looking for something a little…
Where Are the Crowdfunded Console Exclusives? By Mitchell “Moe” Long [divider] When browsing crowdfunded titles, we typically assume they’re PC games. However support for consoles has been pretty prevalent. Though some users may scoff at the notion of opting for a console port when offered…
7 Days to Die Early Access Review by Marcus Estrada [divider] Back in August ‘13, 7 Days to Die was successfully funded on Kickstarter to the tune of over $500,000. The game was defined as a sort of survival FPS with crafting, zombies, and a…
Are You There God? It’s Me, Deer Another View of The Deer God By Julie Morley [divider] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t was a weekly tradition. Every weekend, we’d make a point to go hunting. Maybe it was tranquility introduced in the early waking hours that shed any apprehensions or…
As someone who has managed to stay consistently afraid of the dark since my childhood, I’m often really grabbed by the idea of darkness being the enemy or some sort of force. When the darkness is more than an absence of light, it lets people…
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